Softball is an English word with synonyms like ball or baseball. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Softball meaning
- A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.
- The ball used to play the sport.
- A question designed to be easy to answer.
Using Softball
- The main meaning on this page is: A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand. | The ball used to play the sport. | A question designed to be easy to answer.
- Useful related words include: playground ball, ball, softball game, baseball.
- In the example corpus, softball often appears in combinations such as: softball team, and softball, softball and.
Context around Softball
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Softball
- In this selection, "softball" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, usa, slowpitch, wvo, team, teams and national stand out and add context to how "softball" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2018 usa softball national women and 5a state softball game at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "softball" sits close to words such as arose, deaf and diocese, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with softball
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Baseball/Softball – Baseball and softball will play at opposite locations. (10 words)
The site also has softball diamonds run by Softball Yukon that could be in jeopardy. (15 words)
Softball BC is the official governing body of softball in the province of British Columbia. (15 words)
Douglas' Mercedes Covey (7) slides and scores at home as Centennial's Teagan Clemmons tries to tag her out during a Class 5A state softball game at UNR's Hixson Softball Park, on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Reno. (39 words)
The U.S. Armed Forces Women’s Softball Team reached the finals once again and earned silver at the 2018 USA Softball National Women’s Open Championship at the WVO Softball Complex in Portland, Ore. on August 26. (38 words)
If you'd like to play slowpitch softball during spring and summer leagues, you're invited to adult player slowpitch softball tryouts this Saturday, April 6, from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., at McCormick Park. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The U.S. Armed Forces Women’s Softball Team reached the finals once again and earned silver at the 2018 USA Softball National Women’s Open Championship at the WVO Softball Complex in Portland, Ore. on August 26.
Softball team Imagine seven people who want to play softball items), with a limitation of only four softball teams holes) to choose from.
In a twist, one spring sport that didn’t stick was softball, even though Paul Laub, the iconic former Whiting softball coach, is her grandfather.
Southington softball head coach Davina Hernandez smiles during a softball practice at Southington High School, Thursday, March 30, 2023.
The site also has softball diamonds run by Softball Yukon that could be in jeopardy.
Douglas' Mercedes Covey (7) slides and scores at home as Centennial's Teagan Clemmons tries to tag her out during a Class 5A state softball game at UNR's Hixson Softball Park, on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Reno.
The Lumberton softball program will hold Pirate Softball School from Tuesday, June 18 through Thursday, June 20 at Lumberton High School.
The University of Oklahoma and Florida State best-of-three series started Wednesday, June 7, at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City, which is widely regarded as the mecca of softball.
As well as being an Australian representative player, Clare also plays for the Softball ACT Diamonds Open Women’s Team and local softball club Boomerangs.
Baseball/Softball – Baseball and softball will play at opposite locations.
Brown said Underwood had donated to Soulful Softball Sunday, an organization that gathers community members annually for softball, unity and resources and conducts charitable acts throughout the year.
Walker, a standout in both softball and swimming, suffered a devastating leg injury during her junior year of softball, missing much of that season afterward.
After narrowly missing out on a State Softball Tournament appearance, Great Bend High School found out six Lady Panthers were selected to the All Western Athletic Conference softball teams.
Baseball and softball were last at the Olympics in 2008, where Japan, this year's host nation, won gold in softball and finished fourth in baseball.
He has spend countless hours shaping the lives and skills of girls in the St. Cloud area while coaching softball for Waite Park youth softball and basketball in the St. Cloud Youth Basketball Association.
If you'd like to play slowpitch softball during spring and summer leagues, you're invited to adult player slowpitch softball tryouts this Saturday, April 6, from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., at McCormick Park.
Softball BC is the official governing body of softball in the province of British Columbia.
Berg, USA Softball’s only four-time Olympian and fifth-year head coach of the Beavers, will lead the USA Softball WNT at the Japan All Star Series from June 20-24.
For only $49, players get the full D-Backs softball experience, a travel level program based in the community with the focus on developing fundamentally sound softball players.
Over 25 Hawai’i softball alumnae were also in the house to help celebrate the opening of the renovated stadium that was originally named the Wahine Softball Field.
Common combinations with softball
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: